Children born into poverty are far more likely to remain poor in adulthood in the United States than in other wealthy countries. Why? The stickiness of poverty in the U.S. challenges the self ...

For children with signs of neurological conditions such as autism, epilepsy and global developmental delay, genetic testing ...

Poor kids in the US are likely to become poor adults. More government support during adulthood could change that.

Across the board, Black and Hispanic kids were less likely to be tested for and receive a diagnosis for migraine, Anto's team noted. For example, while 46% of white patients received a migraine ...

Black and white children were especially in a position to ... and passed down skills which allowed them to supplement their poor diet and inadequate medical care with hunting, fishing, gathering ...

The United States has made remarkable progress in fighting air pollution since implementing the Clean Air Act in 1970, with emissions of major pollutants ...

An advocacy group in Hong Kong has given authorities a performance rating of zero for almost half of their efforts in 2023 to improve the lives of poor children, lamenting a widening wealth gap ...